Business Development Executive - Essex - German Speaker

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A superb opportunity for a fluent German speaking graduate (or equivalent) to utilise their language skills and develop a lucrative career in business!

The Company

Headquartered in Essex our client is Europe’s leading IT asset management company, essentially they provide an IT recovery service helping companies to manage used and surplus IT equipment. With a current turnover of £20 million they are anticipating this figure to increase to £23 million by the end of the year – in order to achieve this goal they are looking to expand there sales team and recruit ambitious driven graduates or persons of graduate calibre.

The Role - Business Development Executive

This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career with one a leading IT organisation! Our client is looking to recruit a team of Pareto Law graduates to identify business opportunities through proactive communications with existing customers as well as with prospects through sales and marketing campaigns.

You will get involved in all aspects of the sales process – from identification of a lead, all the way through to closure. You will be responsible for liaising, developing and maintaining peer-to-peer customer relationships, following up on quotations and negotiating where applicable to win business.

This role therefore is a mixture of new business and account management with the key focus on being proactive in identifying potential sales opportunities with new and existing customers. You are responsible for keeping clients warm, building deeper relationships with them and maximising accounts as much as possible.

In return for your hard work you can expect a guaranteed basic salary of £22,000, generous commission structure – realistic OTE figure in your first year is around £30,000 OTE and you will also benefit from excellent progression opportunities.

For this position we are looking for the following criteria:

Must be educated to degree level or equivalent in any discipline

Fluent in German as a second language

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good presentation skills

Works independently, as well as part of a team, with little supervision

Articulate and self-disciplined

Likes to work in a fast-paced environment

Strong problem solving skills

To apply for this position click apply now to email your CV to usquoting reference JL1385g.